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Boone, NC vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 34.3% more per student than Boone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% higher in Santa Fe than in Boone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boone
 Boone, NCSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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